Display device



`Nov. 2o, 192s. 1,692,404 L. R.V CONWELL DISPLAY DEVICE Filed May 17, 1926 1|: uns.; Qg)

2 Sheets-Sheet l Nov; 20, 1928. I

LR. coNwELL DISPLAY DEVICE Filed Hay 17. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Nov. 2.0, 19278.-

, UNITED spIA LEE n. coNwEtI., or ELMHURsT, .NEW YORK, PANY, INCORPORATED, oE NEW YORK,

l DISPLAY DEVICE. v

applicationv ined may i7,

This invention relates to display devices, and with regard to certain more specific features to rotatable advertising and display den vices.

Among the several objects of the invention may be noted the piovision of a rotatable display device which is adapted to have usedas i display area, almostt-he entire surface of both sides of the material comprising the' device; 10.. the provision of a device of the classdescribed which isv completely demountable;l and one which requires the manufacture of only two simple elements, one of which is used to multiply in a compound application 15 thereof. Other objects will be in p art obvious and in part pointed out hereinafter.

The invention accordingly comprises the Velements and coinbinationkof elements, fea- V tures of construction, and arrangements of 2o` parts which will be exemplified in the structure hereinafter described, and the scope of the application of which will be indicated in the following claims.y y Y in the accompanying drawings in which are illustrated two of: various possible einbodiiiients of the invention,

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a preferred forni of the device, showing portions broken away; d i

Fig. 2 is a plan view of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 isa view showing one ments of the display laid flat, y

Fig. 4 is a.v plan view similar to Fig. 2 ,4v showinga niodied form of the device;

Fig. 5 is a view similar toFig. 3 showing a modified elementlaidflat; K n

Fig. Gis an end view of a stack of elements ready forshipping; f

Fig. 7 is a. perspective view taken from the bottom of one of the elements illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, but shows it onlypartially folded; and, 1

Fig. 8 'is a plan view .of a modified application of the eleinentssliown in Figs. 1 to 3.y

Similar .reference lcharacters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views of the drawings. i f

Referring now more particularly to Fig. 1 there is illustrated at numerall a'base hous-` ing which carriesjajspeed reducer 3, lfor the purpose ofperniitting a-'driving motor M to drive a vertical spindle 5 extending upwardly from said housing 1. The spindle 5 has fastened thereto la. preferably circular 'platforni .7 adapted,'asdescribed, to revolve more 30 of the ele- 192e. serial No. 109,558. c

or less slowly.V r`lhe upper substantially flat` i surface of saidvplatform7 is bounded by an upwardly projecting holding-lip 9., slrirtA 11 is adapted to extend downwardly yto carry suitable display or other material and to obs scure the v,described driving mechanism.

The present invention per se, comprises the Assis'NoIt ro `CONWELL GRAPHIC ooivI- i Y., A consomation or NEW YORK.

construction on and about theV platform 7 Fig. 3 illustrates-. an element '13 (preferably. oi cardboard), which comprises two panels 15 and 16 hinged along a score line`17. The

height, width and shape of each panel y15 and 1G may be variedas ay particular dell signer sees fit, except' that thereashould be provided in each case, bottomscore lines 19" and 21 formed preferably at right angles to the said score line 17. Thev said particular angle to be employed dependsupon whether the surface of the platform 7 is flatlyV or conically shaped. Hinged in one direct-ion from the panel 15 anda-long the score line19is a downwardly extending segmental quadrant 23. Hinged in the opposite direction from the panel '16 and along the score line 21 is, another vdownwardly. extending segmental quadrant 25.r The said quadrantsA of .ears or segments are separated by a! gash 427 aligned'` with said score line 17. The segments 23k and 25 bend in opposite directions. Their edges preferably form a continuous semi-circle, that is, when positionedfin a single plane.

Atthe upper end of the panelsl andg16y is foi-ined an extension29 between theedges of which, and the said panels, are formed notches 31. rThe score line 17 intersects the extension 29. The purpose of the notches and the extension will be described hereinafter.V i Two of the j cardboard eleineiits`-13 are adapted to bey mounted on the platform 7.V 1n order to ladapt the elements to a particular platform, the radii of the segments 23 and 25 should be equal to the .radiusfof the plat-` form 7 (out tothe inner edge ofthe lipy 9). The elements 13 are mounted b. rvbending the segments 23 and 25 in opposite directions aloiig the score lines 19 and 21 (Fig. 7 ),KL.

and ythen hinging the panels 15 an'd16 along thek score lines 17 until the score line 21f`e'ngages the gashedfcdge of the segment 23. vThe relative rotations are illustrated -by .means of arrows in Fig. 7. Fig. 7 does not show the panels 15 and 16 bent to a positionv at which they stand whentheelement .13 is "applied to the platform 7l (see Fig.v It is `33 might be extended, flared or otherwise platform 7 each talrino; up one-half of the area thereof; The pairs of segments 23, 25 abutfone another to'hold themselves in a somewhat flat position "While the pairs of panels l5, 16 form four space quadrants around the platform. In order tomore positively hold the display in position, objects 32, of Which the display forms descriptive matter,V are set down upon the segments. A cardboard crown piece 33 (of dia-meter adapted to snugly lit the projectors 29) is madeto cooperate'withthe notches or recesses 31. By

Vthismeans an effective display background 1s formed for 'the ob]ects 32. it is to be understoodthat the upper portion ofthe ring formed to provide increased display area.

Each element 13 is provided .vithlithographed or other illustrations and display material-,over Vthe entire tivo faces ,These havea radius adapted to cause ments to tthelip 9.V `The gash 27 of the or similar ones,

. tions instead of into four quadrants. ring 33 is not required in this case. "The score there-of, excepting Vonly one sidc of each segment 23, 25.

It is preferablefiiot'to print the sides of the segments which are positioned beneath when assembled but they may be so printed, Wherebythe folded positions of the segments may'V at any time be reversed'to display a fresh area. It is evident that the elements of the' invention comprise exceedingly siinple features, inasmuch as the portions i3 may be die-eut, scored, and lithographed in ay minimum number of operations.k rl`he rings 33 need merely be cut,'i llustrated and glued. Shipment of theV elements l3- may be :ut-de by stacking them one on the other ivliil'e'in a flat position. Y n f, Y

In Fig. 8 is illustrated a means for applying a vsingle element 113 to the platform 7. In this case the pair of segments 23 and 25, are folded as described, but the panels l5 and 16 are left in a. single plane, that is, they are not folded along the score line 17. By this means, the space above the platform 7 is divided intol seiiii-circular por- The line 17 may the panels; l v Y Figs. 1i to Gillustrate a modiiied form of thedevice in which the panels l5 and i6 are or may not be formed between retained as Well as the score lines 17, lQand 2l.Y The same type of extension 29l is used, employing the notches or recesses 3l. The alternative feature in this modified forni comprises different rf.segmental shapes 35, 3,7.

the

a holding lip thereon,

first form has a notch 39 vsubstituted tlierefor. This notch 39 is adaptedV to decreasethe angles between the score lines 19, 21,.'and the tivo edges of the segments, from 90 degrees to 60 degrees. The exact angle to be en ployeddepends upon the number of divisions v The describedinodified elements are pro'- f vided with advertising and illustrating matter Viii the saine manner that the first form was provided therewith. displayed) 33 is again employed to support the structure.v i Y Devices Lll (to be Figure G illustrates'the simple manner in whiclithe panel elements may be shipped They are merely laid flat, stacked and` properly wrapped. rlhe rings 33 may be shipped flat and then' glued, orshipped in glued positionl by putting them in boxes or lt should be understood that the outer edges of the segments 23, 25 or35, 37 may compr straight lines to cooperate vvith'the straig line of a polygonal shape whichV the plat-V form 7 and lip9 might be made to talle. the platform 7 Were conical,tlien for a given nuniber ofl divisions thereabove, the segmental angles would need to be modified. lt should be further understood that, if desired, a given pair of segments might be made to have unequal angles, whereby the space above the platform 7 would be divided into alternate unequal divisions. y For instance,if the segmei'itsof Fig. 5 were formed With-70 and 50 degree angles, the elements would yetfeach employ l2() degrees on the platform 7', but alternate large and small display sections would be formedabove said platformf lnV any case tivice as many disp-lays are had as elements employed. 1

Invievvof the above, it Will be seen vthat the several 'objects of the invention are achievec and other advantageous results attained.

As many changes could be made in carrying out the above constructions Without departing from the scope ofthe invention, it is intended that all matter contained 4in the above description or shown in the accom-V panying draavingsshalljbe interpreted as illustrative and not-in a limiting sense.

Iclaim: `f f v l. A 'display device comprising a platform, y display -elements adapted to rest on the platform comprising are used as vveights'and the ring iie 2. A display device comprising a platform,

a holding lip thereon, display elements adapted to rest on the platform comprising panels adapted to forni dihedral angles with one another, upperl extensions on the panels, segments hinged to said panels adapted to beV folded to act as spacers for said angles and to fit said lip and a crown piece adapted to lit over said extensions to hold the ends ofthe panels in a predetermined relationship.

3. A display device comprising a platform, a holding lip thereon, display elements adapted to rest on the platform coiiiprising panels adapted to form dihedral angles with one another, and segments hinged iny opposite directions to saidpanels adapted to be folded with respect thereto to space the angles between hinged pairs of panels and adjacent unhiiiged pairs, to iestlon said platform and to fit said lip.

l. A display device coinprisiig a platform, a holding lip thereon, dispiay elements adapted to rest on the platform comprising panels adapted to form dihedral angles with one another, segments hinged in opposite directions to said panels adapted to be folded with respect thereto to space the angles between hinged pairs of panels and adjacent unhinged pairs, to rest on said platform and to fit said lip, and means for retaining the upper ends of the panels in position, coinprisiiig extensions thereon and a crown adapted to slip over said extensions.

5. A display device comprising a rotatable platform, a holding lip thereon,- display elements adapted to rest on the platform within the bounds of the lip, said elements each comprising panels hinged in pairs to form dihedral angles, hinged ears on the panels adapted to swing in opposite directions to space the angles between hinged and .adjacent pairs of panels, said ears being adapted to fit the contour of said lip. y

6. A display device comprising ak rotatable platform, a holding lip thereon, display elements adapted to rest on the platform within the bounds of the lip, said elements each comprising panels hinged in pairs to form dihedral angles, hinged ears on the panels adapted to swing in opposite directions-to space the angl as between hinged and adjacent pairs of panels, said ears being adapted to kfit the contour of said lip and means'for holding together the upper ends of the dihedrally spaced panels. f

7. A display device comprising a crown piece, a rotatable platform, a holding lipV thereon, display elements adapted to rest on the platform within the bounds of the lip, said elements each comprising panels hinged in pairs to form dihedral angles, hinged ears on the panels adapted to kswing in opposite directions to space the angles between hinged and adiacent pairs of panels, said ears being adapted to lit the contour of said lip, and lie on the platform, means for holding the earsl to the platform, and extensions on the panels adapted to be engaged by said crown piece to retain the panels in a predetermined position.

In testimony whereof, l have signed my naine to this specification this 12th day of May, 1926.

Lian n., ooNwnLL. 

